At a Glance

Welcome From the Principal

Welcome to Bellshire Elementary Design Center. I am honored and privileged to be serving as your principal. Bellshire serves more than 400 students in pre-kindergarten through 4th grade.

The Bellshire team is committed to working with you this year as we together support your child’s education. The staff and administration at Bellshire are your partners in this important work, and we hope that you will communicate regularly with your child’s teacher and attend meetings and activities at the school.

The most important thing you can do to help your child be successful is to read together every night. Ask questions, build curiosity and help your child develop the love of literacy. Most of all, enjoy these quiet times with your child as we work together to prepare them for a successful future. With your help, Bellshire will continue to be a safe, nurturing and challenging school community.

Pathways

School Description

Bellshire Design Center’s excellent teaching staff and support personnel work to ensure that every child succeeds. Our goal is to support and encourage each child in achieving his/her potential by instilling in them an intrinsic sense of self-worth, curiosity and love of learning.

We do this by having high expectations, building positive relationships and providing academic rigor. In addition to our core curriculum, we also offer the Encore program for gifted and talented students, as well as a range of related arts offerings, including physical education, art, computer, music, library and Second Step.

Our school is fortunate to have wonderful support from our parents and community. The school boasts an active PTO and numerous PENCIL partners, which work directly with our school to help our students succeed.

Helpful Links

Family Portal

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With Family Portal, families can see real-time class and assignment grades, homework, test scores, upcoming due dates, attendance information, discipline incidents and more. It allows for better communication between teachers and families through emails and mobile alerts. Teachers can send messages to parents and they can post important news and announcements for families to see. Click here for registration instructions and to learn more about Family Portal: www.mnps.org/familyportal